Dingding Gate Site Museum
定鼎门
The site of the main southern gate of the outer city of Sui-Tang Luoyang, preserving Tang-era cart ruts and camel hoofprints. It is part of the Silk Roads World Heritage.
Dingding Gate was the main southern gate of the outer city of Sui-Tang Luoyang. It sits on the same central axis as Yingtian Gate and Mingtang and Tiantang, the so-called 'Seven Days Architecture' axis, and was inscribed as a World Heritage site in 2014 as part of the 'Silk Roads: Routes Network of Chang'an–Tianshan Corridor'. On the gate site stands a protective display hall built in the style of a Tang city tower. Inside you can see the rammed-earth remains of the gate passage and clear Tang-era cart ruts and camel hoofprints, which recall the merchant caravans that once passed through. Admission is about RMB 30, and the visit takes about 1 hour. It is close to the Luoyang Museum, and you can walk north along Dingding Gate Avenue to Yingtian Gate.
Opening hours
About 09:00–17:30
Nearby sights
- Luoyang Museum
- Sui-Tang Ruins Botanical Garden
- Guanlin Temple
- China National Flower Garden
- Luopu Park
- Xigong Snack Street
- Yingtian Gate
- Duke of Zhou Temple, Luoyang